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Darkness Wears Her Crown
ZoeAlamort
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  • Reads 1,768
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  • Parts 31
  • Time 6h 10m
ZoeAlamort
Ongoing, First published Jan 03
2 new parts
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When the king of Aizasea is assassinated, eighteen-year-old Celvene is wise enough to keep her head down after witnessing the attack. As a circus mage, she has no business in politics - until the next ruler is selected by ritual, and Celvene is the sole soul capable of wielding the king's sword. Branded as the destined queen, she sets out to prove that, while young and inexperienced, she is worthy of her crown.

But her own kingdom stands in her way. With their mortal enemy continuing to strike the city, the people yearn for a more ruthless leader, and the brutish general Aleksandr is hellbent on seizing the crown for himself.

On top of that, forbidden and deadly magic begins to blossom in Celvene's heart, threatening to unravel all she holds dear. The magic corrupts her mind and drives her to acts she commits against her will, tainting her already struggling reputation.

As tensions rise and the horrors of war unfold, Celvene uncovers twisted secrets that could spell the death of her city. Will she survive long enough to fulfill her destiny as queen, or will the shadows of dark magic and war consume her?
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𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐇𝐄𝐑, 𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 ♚ ♚ ♚ This tells the tale of a girl born of a flame. With gold in her teeth and a smile full of murder, destined to be Queen. This tells the tale of a boy born of ice. With a smile made of sunshine and a head covered in frost, destined to smother the flame and become King. This is the tale of the shadows' arrival after years of damnation, returning from the darkness to reclaim what was once theirs. This is the story of how the shadows will rise as an army for a war waged by their mistress, in her vengeance and grief. This tale is of ice and flame, elements once tethered and whole, now broken and torn apart. This is the dance between frost and fire where they destroy and heal each other. Love and hate one another. And one where they rule over a blood-soaked world, together. Banding House with House And enemy with enemy To fight a war, they have no hope to win. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍

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